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Rare Glimpse Inside Zimbabwe Prisons
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: May 13 09
Witnessed: 1065 veces
Regions: Zimbabwe
Issues: Justice, Prisons, Torture
Tags: Health Care, human rights violations, inhumane treatment, starvation
Newly released images that provide a rare look inside a Zimbabwean prison show emaciated inmates too weak to stand and eating as if they can barely bring food to their mouths. Warning: graphic video. (April 1)
This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo1BfLNHZWQ " target="_blank" title="Rare Glimpse Inside Zimbabwe Prisons"> Associated Press</a>.
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